TobyTranslates

Manga and games industry translator. Exhausted father of 4. Friend to the dogs.
ゲーム業界でも活躍するマンガ翻訳者。ちび４人育てています。犬派です。

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@ProfNoctis Happy Birthday, Prof!!!

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For some reason I was now controlling a heartless?! When I asked my Dad what had happened, he told me, "a spiky-haired guy stabbed himself with a big key, and then some bubbles went and popped on a bunch of Disney princess's boobs". 💀

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First time I played KH1, I was nearing the end of the game, and I paused the game so I could take a bathroom break. When I came back, I found that my Dad, who'd never shown an interest in KH before, had decided that he wanted to have a go and unpaused my game.

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Can we have some positive thoughts about Kingdom Hearts?

I feel like everytime I scroll I see people mad about something and I know that's how this place works nowadays but what are some of your favorite scenes or memories from the series?

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I spent the last two weeks translating a horror manga, and I listened to nothing but King Crimson the entire time. It was amazing.

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@tnsk @tnskさん！素晴らしいマンガの作成お疲れさまです！優しいお言葉ありがとうございました！はい、ぶっちゃけて言えば今回の翻訳作業は難易度ハードでしたが、おかげさまで翻訳者としての成長感を深く感じました。これからの展開と第二巻の翻訳は楽しみです！よろしくお願いします！

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I can't quite believe that having never translated a manga in my life before this year, I'm now announcing my third series.

とりまとります/Trapped on Tape is a cosy horror comedy by TNSK, and it's awesome. Check it out.

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I've checked with the powers that be, and I can now confirm that I'm working on the delightful 宙飛ぶバイオリン/Interstellar Violin by Kazuto Mihara. I'll be translating volume 2 onwards. As a muso and former lovesick teenage boy, this series speaks to me on many levels!

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I just submitted another manga translation! Not Meaheim; something completely different! Very excited to be able to talk about it when I'm able.

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I recently upgraded my desk setup and decided to go full retro. It reminds me of playing around on MS paint on my dad's PC as a kid.

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I'm starting a new manga translation today! It's quite different from Meaheim, but it's something that I'm just as excited to be working on. Watch this space!

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@realabzhu @MidlifeCrysis_ A street evangelist gave you an original Xbox?

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Me and me seven-year-old son watching Camp Rock for the first time last night.

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I've recently started in earnest on a creative writing project, and I've got to say, nothing motivates you to be creative like watching a bunch of cool stuff that you worked on at your old job get announced without you.

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When I'm vibing to a song I loved as a kid, but then I realise the lyrics are misogynistic as heck.

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@Bio_Roxas Congratulations, and all the best with the new arrival!

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Between Kingdom Hearts III and IV I have:
Had three kids
Got a dog
Moved to a different city
Bought a house
Worked at Square Enix (including on Kingdom Hearts IV)
Started my own business

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Between Kingdom Hearts 3 and IV I have:

Graduated my master’s program
Became a clinical therapist
Will have three kids (third born in September)
Bought my own house
Started a private practice and may work for myself (still building it up but it’s strong!)

Life’s crazy man.

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@itsjustibs We were having dinner at the time and mine and my wife's phones both went off and I thought we were being nuked.

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Me adding "manga translator" to my resume.

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@Bio_Roxas Thanks!

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I can finally share that I'm the English translator for Meaheim.

If you're into fantasy manga, then you won't want to miss this. I've loved every second of working on this series.

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Meaheim
by Kenji Tsurubuchi & Konata
13+

Firechasers come to the Dark Lands seeking impossible treasure, but what they find instead is untold danger, never to return. Now a young scholar named Ren must brave the journey, as her ailing brother’s only hope…